Markup Markdown vs Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Markup Markdown

by Pierre-Henri Lavigne

Health B78

Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)

by azizultex

Health C69

Active-install trajectory

Markup Markdown Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Markup Markdown	Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 78 ✓	C · 69
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	75/100	76/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100 ✓	60/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.43★ ✓	3.39★
Reviews	11	85 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	68/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9mo ago	9mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	535 ✓	271
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Markup Markdown Markdown Editor (Formerly Dark Mode)

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.